Summary:
Hancock, Minnesota is served by two public schools — Hancock Elementary for grades PK–6 (233 students) and Hancock Sec. for grades 7–12 (204 students) — both part of the Hancock Public School District, which ranks 6th of 458 Minnesota districts at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. Combined, the two schools enroll 437 students, and their student-teacher ratios are nearly identical (12.9 and 12.6), with free/reduced lunch rates of 28.33% and 22.06%.
Hancock Sec. is a top-tier Minnesota high school, ranking 8th of 473 (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, 12th of 450 the year before, and 6th of 480 in 2023–2024. Its outcomes are strong: a 93.5% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide. Science is the standout — 59.2% proficiency across all grades versus 25.5% statewide, with 50% in 8th grade and 69.7% on End of Course. Math (73.5%) and reading (68.3%) also beat state averages, and the school improved in all three subjects year over year, with science up 12.23 percentage points.
Hancock Elementary ranks 28th of 869 (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, having stayed in the 97th–98th percentile each year. Math proficiency is 83.7% versus 44.9% statewide, reading is 76.9% versus 48.6%, and science is 35.9% versus 25.5%. Third- and fourth-grade math both reached 100%, and fourth-grade reading hit 96.7%. Math rose 4.31 percentage points year over year, while reading and science dipped slightly. Science is the one area where the elementary school sits below the district's 50.9%, though still above the state — the main relative weak spot in an otherwise elite system where both schools beat the state in every subject.
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